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The School of Evocation wizard's 2nd-level Sculpt Spells feature says:

The chosen creatures automatically succeed on their saving throws against the spell, and they take no damage if they would normally take half damage on a successful save.

My English isn't that good and I'm a beginner, so I think that's the problem. Beginning at 2nd level, you can create "pockets of relative safety" - what does that mean?

So what is it for if it takes no damage? I understand it this way: If you choose more than 1 creature, then you take no damage.

I couldn't find anything and no one seems to have this kind of problem. I hope you understand it.

Sculpt Spells exists so you do not hurt your friends

When you cast a spell with an area of effect, everyone in the area is affected, including your friends / allies. Sculpt Spells lets you create "holes"(="pockets of relative safety") in the spell to keep your friends safe.

So an example use is:

1. You cast an area spell, say, thunderwave in an area where friends and enemies are.


2. You have Sculpt Spells so you can choose 1 + 3 (spell level) friends in the area


3. The friends you chose are safe from your thunderwave and take no damage


4. Everyone else takes the spell's effect as normal

Visual Example

These drawings may also help visually understand Sculpt Spell:

1. Normal situation:

2. With Sculpt Spell:

There are several spells which target all creatures within a given area (such as Fireball), regardless of whether they are friendly to you or not. Sculpt Spell allows you to modify the area of such a spell so that certain creatures within are protected against the spell's effects. The most common usage for this would be to throw a Fireball into the middle of a combat without also damaging your melee teammates.

Sculpt Spell is a feature that lets you shape a spell's area effect so that it does not hit the chosen creatures. The chosen creatures automatically succeed on the save and take no damage.

For Example:

The party is fighting monsters in a small room. The Wizard decides to use Fireball. Fireball will fill the entire room, so the Wizard uses Sculpt Spell while casting the Fireball. Now with Sculpt Spell affecting Fireball, the Wizard can make the ball of fire go around himself and his allies so only the monsters are hit.